Loved all the variations on a theme, the snarky commentary, the educational notes, but the clear star of the video was the little white dog reclining under the piano.posted by xyzzy at 3:17 PM on November 10 [11 favorites]

I don't know anything about classical piano and still loved this... it's... fun.posted by Cosine at 3:25 PM on November 10 [1 favorite]

This was fantastic, glad I watched it!posted by lemonade at 6:28 PM on November 10

Are you perhaps thinking of Raymond Scott ?

Thanks for that! Maybe my source (which I don't recall the name of) was.posted by thelonius at 7:39 PM on November 10

She fails to mention that the Philip Glass interpretation of Mary Had a Little Lamb is about 24 minutes long.
Also, I never knew that I wanted to hear an album of lullabies in the style of Messiaen.posted by kmkrebs at 8:16 PM on November 10 [2 favorites]

You know, this is amazing - what talent! - and would also serve as an excellent primer on these composers. I was familiar with about half of them on display, and they were absolutely on the money.posted by turbid dahlia at 4:18 PM on November 12

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